Artist

Nile Rodgers

Wins

4

Nominations

9

Category

General Pop R&B

Biography

"If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing."

  • Born Nile Gregory Rodgers, Jr., on September 19, 1952, in New York City.
     
  • Rodgers garnered his first No. 1 hits with his band Chic's debut album C'est Chic. The songs "Le Freak" and "Good Times" both reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Le Freak" held the distinction of being Atlantic Records' best-selling single for the next 37 years. Rodgers also produced "We Are Family" for Sister Sledge in 1979, which went No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart.
     
  • Rodgers won his first three career GRAMMYs at the 56th GRAMMY Awards for his work with Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories. Rodgers' work on the record earned him Album Of The Year, as well as Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Get Lucky."
     
  • Did you know? Nile Rodgers got his start as a session player with the "Sesame Street" traveling band.
     
  • Rodgers was honored with the President's Merit Award by The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing in 2015. He has also served on The Academy's National Advocacy Committee and as a Trustee for The Academy's New York Chapter.
     
  • Rodgers founded the We Are Family Foundation in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York City. The foundation began partly with Rodgers' decision to re-record the titular single with "a diverse community of artists, actors, personalities, firefighters, policemen, and everyday citizens affected by the tragedy," and help commence the healing process. The foundation now dedicates its efforts "to creating programs that promote cultural diversity while nurturing and mentoring the vision, talents and ideas of young people who are positively changing the world."

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Nile Rodgers

  • Best R&B Song Winner

    CUFF IT

    Terius "The Dream" Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Raphael Saadiq, Nile Rodgers, Teena Marie, Morten Ristorp, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, Mary Christine Brockert, Allen Mcgrier

  • Album Of The Year

    RENAISSANCE

    Mike Dean, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Skrillex, Jay Z, Grace Jones, Drake, Beyoncé Knowles, Stuart White, Raphael Saadiq, Matthew Samuels, Nile Rodgers, Chris 'Tricky' Stewart, Hit-Boy, Sydney Bennett, Blood, MeLo-X, Morten Ristorp, Sevn Thomas, No I.D., Colin Leonard, Nija Charles, David Brown, Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, Hotae Alexander Jang, Delroy Fatta Pottinger, BEAM, Jordan Douglas, Michael Pollack, Jahaan Sweet, Tems, NOVA WAV, Jameil Aossey, Bah, Kevin Marquis Bellmon, Dustin Bowie, Cadenza, Sabrina Claudio, Solomon Fagenson Cole, Alexander Guy Cook, Lavar Coppin, Al Cres, Saliou Diagne, Darius Dixson, Kelman Duran, Harry Edwards, Dave Giles II, Russell Graham, Derrick Carrington Gray, Nick Green, Larry Griffin Jr., Ivor Guest, Guiltybeatz, Dave Hamelin, Brandon Harding, Aviel Calev Hirschfield, Honey Dijon, Ariowa Irosogie, Jens Christian Isaksen, Leven Kali, Lil Ju, Tizita Makuria, Julian Martrel Mason, Chris McLaughlin, Daniel Memmi, Cherdericka Nichols, Danielle Balbuena, Patrick Paige II, Chris Penny, P2J, Derek Renfroe, Andrea Roberts, Steve Rusch, Neenyo, Corece Smith, Luke Solomon, Jabbar Stevens, Rupert Thomas, Jr., Sol Was, Jesse Wilson, S1A0, Ricky Lawson, Matheus Braz, Atia Boggs

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Get Lucky

    Peter Franco, Bob Ludwig, Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Mick Guzauski, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Nile Rodgers, Antoine Chabert, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner

  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Winner

    Get Lucky

    Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Nile Rodgers

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Random Access Memories

    Peter Franco, Bob Ludwig, Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Paul Williams, Mick Guzauski, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, Antoine Chabert, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz, Daniel Lerner, Panda Bear

  • Album Of The Year

    Let's Dance (Album)

    David Bowie, Nile Rodgers

  • Best R&B Song

    Upside Down

    Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers

  • Best R&B Song

    We Are Family (Album)

    Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers

  • Best R&B Song

    Dance Dance Dance

    Kenny Lehman, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers

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